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If you live in Bonita Springs and need a new entry door, a hurricane-rated front door, or a replacement for a corroded slider, the work should start with someone who knows what the salt air and floodplain do to door frames around here. A typical entry door replacement in Bonita Springs runs $1,200-$3,400 installed, depending on the door’s impact rating, frame condition, and whether the rough opening needs reframing. That last part matters more in Bonita Springs than almost anywhere else in Lee County, because Hurricane Ian left a lot of hidden damage behind old jambs and thresholds. TruePane’s Door Installation team serves the whole Bonita Springs area, and you can reach a live person any time at (239) 323-5522.
Why TruePane Windows & Doors Is Bonita Springs’s Preferred Door Installation Company
We’ve been on the ground in Bonita Springs long enough to know which neighborhoods flooded, which ones got wind damage, and which older homes still have original aluminum frames that should have been replaced twenty years ago. Dale Kessler founded this company on a simple rule: if the frame is not true, the job is not done. That rule gets tested constantly in Bonita Springs, where post-Ian rebuilds keep turning up warped rough openings that a simple door swap would never fix.
Our local reputation is built on showing up when we say, doing the work in writing with upfront pricing, and standing behind it for 90 days with no paperwork fights. Background-checked, uniformed technicians handle every job. When we finish a door install or Impact Garage Doors in Bonita Springs, both manufacturer warranty layers are registered in writing before the truck leaves the driveway. That’s been our standard since day one, and it is exactly what a homeowner who has been burned once should demand.
Our Door Installation Services in Bonita Springs
Hurricane-Proof Front & Entry Doors
Bonita Springs sits in a high-velocity hurricane zone, and after Ian, Lee County code enforcement is strict about impact ratings. A hurricane-rated front door in Bonita Springs typically runs $2,200-$5,500 installed, depending on the design pressure rating and whether the existing frame can be salvaged. In neighborhoods like Imperial Bonita Estates and Bonita Shores, we almost always have to reframe the opening before the new impact door can go in, because Ian’s flood pressure shifted the original jambs. We install PGT, CGI, and ViewLux impact doors that meet current Florida Building Code requirements, including HVHZ design pressures matched to each opening.
French & Double Doors
French doors are common in Bonita Springs homes from the 1980s and 1990s, particularly in low-rise condo buildings and gated communities. The problem is that the original units were rarely impact-rated, and decades of Gulf salt air have eaten away at the aluminum frames and sills. A pair of impact-rated French doors in Bonita Springs runs $3,500-$7,000 installed, with the higher end covering reframed openings, new flashing, and threshold work. We measure every opening twice and quote the manufacturer line on paper side by side, so you see exactly what you are paying for.
Replacement Doors
Many Bonita Springs homeowners come to us after a handyman or a big-box store installs a new door slab in an old frame and the door binds by July. A proper replacement door in Bonita Springs means evaluating the frame, the rough opening, the flashing, and the threshold before any new unit is ordered. Typical replacement door work runs $900-$2,800, but if we find rotted or shifted framing during the inspection, we will show you photos and a written allowance before we recommend anything. No surprise line items on the bill, and no second appointment left hanging.
Storm & Exterior Doors
Storm doors are less common in Bonita Springs than they are up north, but exterior doors that face the Gulf or sit in flood-prone parts of the Imperial River basin get hammered by salt spray and tropical weather every summer. A properly flashed storm-rated exterior door in Bonita Springs runs $1,500-$3,800, and the difference between a door that drains correctly and one that rots out its own sill in five years comes down to the flashing detail. We re-flash every opening before setting a new door, because the salt air here does not forgive shortcuts.
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Trusted Brands We Service in Bonita Springs
We are an authorized installer for more than a dozen manufacturer lines, and in Bonita Springs the ones that matter most are the impact-rated producers: PGT, CGI, and ViewLux. These brands dominate the Southwest Florida market for a reason, and we stock a running inventory of replacement hardware and weatherstripping for the models installed across Bonita Springs. That means if a hinge wears out or a threshold starts leaking on a PGT door we installed in Bonita Shores, we can usually get the part and get it fixed without waiting on a factory shipment. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper, and both warranty layers get registered in writing before we leave. You’ll know exactly what every dollar is buying.
Common Door Installation Problems We See in Bonita Springs Homes
- Shifted rough openings from Ian’s flood pressure. Homes along the Imperial River corridor took structural water for hours. We find jambs out of square by an inch or more, which means the new door will not seal properly unless the opening is reframed first.
- Corroded aluminum frames from salt air. Bonita Springs sits right on the Gulf. Aluminum door frames within a few miles of the coast will start pitting and seizing inside a decade if they are not maintained or replaced with corrosion-resistant materials.
- Old jalousie and sliding glass doors that do not meet current impact code. The 1980s and early 1990s housing stock across Bonita Springs was built before Florida’s statewide impact-resistance requirements. Any replacement now must meet current FBC standards, which changes the scope and the cost.
- Improper flashing from previous cheap installs. We regularly see doors that were set with nothing but caulk around the brickmold. In a Bonita Springs summer downpour, that leaks. We re-flash every opening, every time.
Pricing for Door Installation in Bonita Springs, FL
Here’s what we tell every Bonita Springs homeowner who calls us. A basic replacement door, no impact rating, runs $900-$1,800. A hurricane-rated front entry door starts around $2,200 and can run to $5,500 on a large opening that needs reframing. French doors in impact glass typically land between $3,500 and $7,000. If Ian shifted your rough opening, the reframing work adds $400-$1,200, and we will show you the allowance in writing before we start. Every quote is free, in writing, and line-itemed. Call (239) 323-5522 to schedule a measure.
What Door Installation Costs in Bonita Springs
Impact-rated door openings in Bonita Springs run $800-$1,500 per opening for the door unit itself, but installed pricing for a single impact front door lands between $2,200 and $5,500 once you factor in the frame, flashing, hardware, and labor. If you are doing a full exterior door package across a whole home, budget $8,000-$25,000 or more, depending on the number of openings and whether any need structural correction. What moves the price here is the wind zone, the elevation of your home relative to the Imperial River floodplain, and whether the existing frame is salvageable. A house on high ground in the eastern part of Bonita Springs with a clean rough opening costs less to retrofit than a 1990s riverfront home with shifted jambs. We will do a free in-home measure and give you a written quote before you commit to anything.
Florida Pays You Back
Bonita Springs homeowners have access to a few incentive programs that make impact door replacement more affordable. The My Safe Florida Home program offers matching grants up to $10,000 for qualifying wind-mitigation upgrades, including impact-rated doors. Florida also has a sales-tax exemption on impact-resistant windows and doors, which saves you the sales tax on the product portion of the job. At the federal level, the 25C energy credit can return 30% of the product cost, up to $600 per year, on qualifying energy-efficient exterior doors. And here’s the one that gets overlooked: a windstorm mitigation inspection, which typically runs $75-$150 in Bonita Springs, can unlock windstorm-premium credits averaging around 25% on the windstorm portion of your insurance. The exact numbers depend on your carrier and the four-point inspection results, and we cannot guarantee a specific credit, but those programs exist and we will point you toward the right paperwork.
The Post-Ian Reality: What Opening Up a Bonita Springs Wall Actually Shows
Bonita Springs has a Door Installation market unlike any other stretch of Lee County, because Ian’s surge did not just blow water through thousands of original aluminum-frame sliders and jalousie doors. It structurally compromised the framing behind them. Homes along the Imperial River corridor, Imperial Bonita Estates, Bonita Shores, and the lower-lying streets west of Old 41 all sat in moving floodwater for hours. That water pushed against door jambs, studs, and headers with enough force to shift lumber and bend rough openings out of square. The result is a multi-year rebuild cycle in which every replacement is being forced to meet current Florida Building Code impact-rated glazing requirements, while also dealing with the hidden structural damage the flood left behind.
We have seen this firsthand. Recently our crew replaced a pair of original aluminum sliding glass doors in Imperial Bonita Estates with PGT impact-rated units. During tear-out we found the jamb had shifted over an inch from Ian’s flood pressure, requiring us to reframe and re-flash the opening before setting the new door. Once the new insulated glass units and our Custom & Geometric Windows in Bonita Springs were in, the homeowners told us they could immediately feel the difference in airtightness and noise reduction. That is the kind of work a door-swap company never budgets for, and the kind of work that separates a lasting install from a door that binds in July.
Contractors who do not know Bonita Springs will quote a door swap without opening the wall. Then they find the rotted or shifted jambs, and the homeowner gets a change order mid-job. Installers who reuse old aluminum frames on new impact doors create a leak path and void the wind mitigation credit. We see this constantly in Bonita Shores teardowns. And the worst cases are the ones where the permit gets skipped entirely, so the city never verifies the design pressure rating against Lee County’s HVHZ storm surge maps. That leaves a door that looks fine until the next named storm, at which point it collapses. A permit is not optional on impact door work in Bonita Springs, and we pull one on every single job.
Inspection First, Then an Honest Number
Because of what Ian did to this town, our process starts differently for Bonita Springs. Before we quote a door, we inspect the rough opening. We check the jamb for square. We check the header for shift. We look at the flashing, the threshold, the subfloor at the sill. If we find damage, we price the repair as a written allowance before any contract is signed. That allowance gives you a range, and if we open the wall and find something worse, we stop and show you photos. You approve any change in writing before we touch it. That is how we handle the single biggest reason a door replacement quote moves in Bonita Springs: the hidden damage behind the old unit. A square deal, in writing, from the first measure call.
Impact Doors vs. Hurricane Shutters: A Straight Comparison
You have two choices for protecting your door openings in Bonita Springs: permanent impact-rated doors, or conventional doors with hurricane shutters you hang before every storm. Shutters cost less up front and do meet code when closed. But they only protect you when you are home, before the storm, with enough time to hang them. Ian showed how quickly plans fall apart. Impact doors are always protecting, always sealed, always there. They also reduce exterior noise year-round and typically qualify for the insurance wind mitigation credits that shutters do not. If you have a masonry home east of I-75, shutters might make economic sense. If you live west of Old 41 or along the Imperial River corridor, where storm surge is the real threat, impact doors are the better call. We do not sell shutters. We install impact-rated doors from PGT, CGI, and ViewLux that meet Lee County’s HVHZ requirements.
We Also Serve Cities Near Bonita Springs
Our crews cover Bonita Springs and the surrounding communities, including Estero, Fort Myers Beach, Lehigh Acres, and Fort Myers. If you live in one of those areas and need Door Installation with the same inspection-first process and written allowances, call (239) 323-5522 and we will schedule a measure.
Serving Bonita Springs, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Bonita Springs area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Door Installation in Bonita Springs
Hurricane Ian’s flood pressure shifted the rough openings behind thousands of older doors along the Imperial River corridor. The jambs and headers were pushed out of square, and a new door set into that frame will bind, leak, and eventually fail. Reframing is required before a proper seal is possible, and we price it as a written allowance before any contract is signed. If you live in a post-Ian home, budget $400-$1,200 for the reframing work, and call (239) 323-5522 for a free measure.
Bonita Springs doors must meet current Florida Building Code impact-rated glazing requirements, with design pressures matched to your home’s specific wind zone and elevation. In the HVHZ areas west of I-75 and along the Imperial River floodplain, that typically means a Miami-Dade NOA or Florida Product Approval rated unit. Our team calculates the required PSF rating per opening during the free inspection, and we will show you the rating in writing before you order anything.
A wind mitigation inspection after installing a new impact-rated door documents the design pressure rating and attachment methods, and carriers typically credit about 25% on the windstorm portion of your premium. The inspection itself costs $75-$150 in Bonita Springs, and we will point you toward inspectors who do the work correctly. Your final credit depends on the carrier, the four-point report, and other structural features of the home, and we cannot guarantee a specific number. Call (239) 323-5522 to get started with a free measure.
Shifted jambs from Ian’s surge, corroded aluminum tracks, failed flashing, and rotted subfloor at the sill. The 1980s-era sliders in Imperial Bonita Estates were not built to take hours of standing floodwater, and the frames rarely survive a proper inspection. We photograph everything we find and price the repair as a written allowance before work starts. No change orders mid-job, no surprises on the bill.
In most post-Ian Bonita Springs homes, the frame must be replaced. Swapping just the slab leaves the shifted jamb in place, which means the new door will not seal, will not close square, and will not meet the impact-rating requirement that your insurance carrier is looking for. We will inspect the frame during the free measure and tell you straight whether a slab swap is viable or whether the opening needs a full reframe. Call (239) 323-5522 for that inspection.
Call TruePane for Door Installation in Bonita Springs
If you live in Bonita Springs and your door is corroded, binding, leaking, or simply not impact-rated, call us at (239) 323-5522. A live person answers, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will schedule a free in-home measure, inspect the opening, and hand you a written line-item quote before you commit to anything. The 90-Day Done Right Promise applies to every job. The Keystone Standard applies to every warranty. Proudly serving local communities for over 42 years, and we plan to be here in Bonita Springs for thirty more.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Bonita Springs with inspection-first door installation since 2008.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose TruePane Windows & Doors
Impact systems engineered to design pressures up to +/-100, matched to your wind zone - your openings hold when the storm arrives.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Florida homeowners average around 25% savings on the windstorm portion of their policy after protecting every opening - some homes qualify for more.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.